ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – What were officers saying when they thought no one was listening? Newly unsealed federal search warrants offer one of the clearest looks yet into the DWI corruption scheme that has shaken public trust in law enforcement across New Mexico.
This week on the New Mexico News Insiders Podcast, former FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda joins Chris and Gabby to break down what investigators were looking for and eventually captured in recorded phone calls during a public corruption investigation. The criminal scheme involved police officers working with former defense attorney Thomas Clear III’s office to target people for DWI, extort them for extra cash, and purposefully botch the criminal cases in court, guaranteeing case dismissals.
Bujanda offers a unique perspective, having once investigated APD with the FBI, and is now working for the City of Albuquerque as its Executive Director of Public Safety…